On the eve of our 249th birthday, presidential historian Jon Meacham says he sees a rising distrust in democracy and that we need to meet the test of citizenship. He joins Symone Sanders Townsend on ...

Former Vice President Dick Cheney died of complications from pneumonia and cardio and vascular disease, his family said in a statement Tuesday. He was 84. Historian Jon Meacham remembers Cheney's life ...

For Jon Meacham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, and author of "The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels," this past week has been disturbing — and all too familiar. Asked what is ...

On Saturday, presidential historian and author Jon Meacham gave a loving and at times comical tribute to Barbara Bush during her funeral in Houston. Speaking in front of dignitaries, family and ...

A new posthumous collection from David McCullough, "History Matters," has just been published. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jon Meacham and Dorie McCullough Lawson about it. DAVID MCCULLOUGH: Good ...